However, the facility will be allowed on a need basis and can be used only in "fusion mode", which means people can use it only along with other existing means of authentication.
If indeed we want the board to manage the RBI, probably the government should take a close look at the US Federal Reserve system which has a two-part structure - a central authority in Washington, DC, and a decentralised network of 12 Federal Reserve Banks located throughout the country, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Workers being laid off will be entitled to full wages of 45 days for every year of service.
Modi said the government is committed to enhancing the income level of the handloom weavers apart from putting in place a robust social cover for the weavers' families.
Bharatiya Janata party leader Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday met visiting United States Vice President Joe Biden and raised the issue of visa to skilled workers but refrained from discussing the lifting of ban on American visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
The victory in the assembly elections, the first in Telangana after its formation in June 2014, might well act as a springboard for the leader, often accused of perpetuating family rule and promoting nepotism, to realise his ambition of playing a greater role in national politics.
The Left unions want concrete action and not just 'assurances'.
Small but significant labour reform laws are expected to be introduced in 2008, to benefit both the employees and employers.
The sooner you create a plan and put it into action, the better the chance of your early retirement dream becoming a reality, says Naval Goel
Calling himself 'Shramik No.1' (Worker No.1), he listed out initiatives taken by his government for the welfare of labourers.
Ahead of the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Osaka, Japan and discussed a range of issues of mutual interest.
The Finance Ministry has given its consent to the EPFO to invest from 5 per cent to 15 per cent of the investable income of the organisation every year.
For a relaxed life, one should head to Germany as four of its cities rank in the top ten.
Mobile banking will soon reach Indian villagers as state govts tie up with banks, telecom companies to provide this facility to them.
Amarinder would hold the portfolios of General Administration, Personnel, Home Affairs and Justice, Vigilance and other departments not assigned to any other minister.
Union Labour Ministry has announced pension scheme for unorganised labour hands like mine and cine workers.
'Where in the world you get 12.5 per cent return of interest?'
Trade enhancement is not about lowering tariff barriers, but dismantling such regulatory barriers.
Unorganised sector workers from over half a dozen states have formed an all-India organisation to demand early enactment of a law to provide them social security.
Insurance firms have designed amazing retirment plans to lure more customers.
Rashtra Swasthya Beema Yojana to start from April 1 in Delhi and Haryana. Each family belonging to the unorganised sector will get Rs 30,000.
The economy is growing at 7.5-8 per cent, the finance minister said.
'The Jharkhand government is increasingly intolerant of voices of dissent.' 'Recently 20 persons, including activists, writers and academics, were booked for sedition.' 'Many of them have been critical of the government's apathy towards Adivasis,' notes Siraj Dutta.
Employees in India are the biggest contributors to the government's coffers among their Asian peers on the basis of percentage of gross salary paid towards taxes and other payments such as social security contributions, according to a new study.
He hoped that the candidate 'advances the principles of our party and appeals to a wide, vast majority of Americans'.
Mumbai-based IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services has signed a four-year, $200 million (around Rs 800 crore) contract with the Social Security Institute of Mexico -- one of its biggest deals and its first government contract in the region.
Universal basic income or social security? Economist Nitin Desai feels we need a blueprint for universal health care and pensions to help the vulnerable section.
Indian capital markets joined the global sell-off sparked by China growth concerns
However, ration card, driving licence, voter identity card, Kisan passbook with photo, job card issued under MGNREGS and a certificate issued by a gazetted officer or a tehsildar will be admissible as proof of identity for people to get the benefits under the scheme till the time they get Aadhaar.
One typical feature with most senior citizens is that their residential property accounts for a significant portion of their total asset pie
BSP leader Swami Prasad Maurya earlier alleged in the Assembly that an SP MP from Allahabad was involved in the incident and demanded a CBI inquiry into the matter.
Finance minister has made life difficult for seniors under the pretext of preventing tax frauds.
We are going to bring the Bill in the monsoon session of Parliament. About objections of trade unions, I got no representation from them. Nor did they have any discussions with me.
On the International Women's Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday denounced crimes against women, saying "our heads hang in shame", and announced that the government is setting up 'One-Stop-Centres' besides a helpline for those facing violence, abuse or harassment.
Expansion of the BJP's base in the South, will be the main focus of the party's two-day national executive meeting
The pattern of economic growth in India is lop-sided, leaving a vast section of the society vulnerable, says an economist from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Modi will meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on September 29-30.
A man, accused of raping a girl, was beaten to death on Thursday after being pulled out of a jail by a mob at Dimapur in Nagaland.
India opened up its economy to the private sector in 1991.
The Employment Provident Fund Office may introduce social security number (SSN), a unique 14-digit identity number for all provident fund subscribers, in West Bengal within this year.
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